Review Gerald's Game (2017)

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Gerald's Game is an upcoming American psychological horror-thriller film directed and edited by Mike Flanagan and written by Jeff Howard and Flanagan.

It is based on Stephen King's novel of the same name.

The film stars Carla Gugino and Bruce Greenwood.


Plot

When a harmless sex game between a married couple in a remote retreat suddenly becomes a harrowing fight for survival, wife Jessie must confront long-buried demons within her own mind - and possibly lurking in the shadows of her seemingly empty house.

Among those she confronts are ghosts from her past and a rabid dog.

Cast

• Carla Gugino as Jessie Burlingame, Gerald's wife
• Bruce Greenwood as Gerald Burlingame, Jessie's husband
• Henry Thomas
• Carel Struycken
• Kate Siegel
• Chiara Aurelia

Production

On May 19, 2014, Deadline.com reported that Mike Flanagan had been set to direct a film adaptation of Stephen King's suspense thriller novel Gerald's Game, scripted by Jeff Howard.

Trevor Macy would produce the film through Intrepid Pictures.

In an interview with Rue Morgue in September 2016, Mike Flanagan reported that a film adaptation would premiere on Netflix.

He did not state when the film would premiere or whether Stephen King would be involved.

Carla Gugino and Bruce Greenwood were cast in the film to play Jessie and Gerald Burlingame, along with Henry Thomas, Carel Struycken, Kate Siegel, and Chiara Aurelia.

Principal photography on the film began on October 17, 2016, in Mobile, Alabama.

Stephen King himself considered the film as "Hypnotic, horrifying and terrific" after watching the rough cut.

 

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Trailer: Netflix’s King Adaptation “Gerald’s Game”





The first trailer has arrived for “Hush” and “Oculus” director Mike Flanagan’s film adaptation of Stephen King’s acclaimed novel “Gerald’s Game” for Netflix.

Never adapted to the screen before and often considered one of the most unfilmable of all of Stephen King’s works due to its narrative structure and perspective (and difficulty making cinematic), the well-regarded Flanagan is having a go in what’s dubbed a fairly faithful adaptation. As this was conceived for the streaming service from the get go, he has been given essentially free reign to create something potentially unique.

Set almost entirely in a single room in a remote cabin, the story follows an older married couple (Carla Gugino, Bruce Greenwood) who tries to spice up their sex life. She accidentally kills her husband while handcuffed to the bed and, following the subsequent realization that she is trapped alone with little hope of rescue, begins to let the voices inside her head take over.

“Gerald’s Game” will debut on Netflix everywhere on September 29th.